Ballybritt

Ballybritt
Baile an Bhriotaigh (Irish)
Barony

Baronies of County Offaly. Ballybritt is shaded pink.
Sovereign state Republic of Ireland
County Offaly
Area
  Total 211.97 km2 (81.84 sq mi)

Ballybritt (Irish: Baile an Bhriotaigh) is a barony in County Offaly (formerly King's County), Republic of Ireland.

Etymology

Ballybritt derives its name from Ballybritt Castle (near Roscrea) and the townland of Ballybritt (Irish Baile an Bhriotaigh, "settlement of the Welshman").[1]

Location

Ballybritt is located in south County Offaly, west of the Slieve Bloom Mountains.

History

Ballybritt was included in the northern part of the territory of the Éile (Ely), and in early times was a crossroads for the ancient borders of the kingdoms of Mumu, Mide and Laigin.[2]

List of settlements

Below is a list of settlements in Ballybritt:

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/23/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.